ResumenEn la capital de la provincia, Fusagasuga, gran cantidad de familias tradicionales, desarrollan economicamente su vida alrededor de viveros, de alli el apelativo “ciudad jardin de Colombia”. Con formacion de negocios poco estructurados llevan belleza paisajista a diferentes rincones del pais, con aporte a la economia del Sumapaz en toda la cadena de valor que por si misma genera, pero sin un reconocimiento gubernamental por la falta de estudios a este subsector y la informalidad en que se desarrolla.En este estudio se pretende en una primera fase, analizar la situacion empresarial actual de los negocios dedicados a esta actividad, representados por la Asociacion de Viveristas de la Provincia del Sumapaz (ASOVIZ). Con una metodologia de corte descriptivo y mediciones transversales, mediante la aplicacion de encuestas personalizadas.En la segunda fase, se realizo un analisis comparativo, tomando estudios diagnosticos antecedentes elaborados por el grupo de investigacion ARADO, que en el ano 2008 selecciono una muestra de 193 viveros. Aqui, la metodologia utilizada se centro en la observacion estructurada y la aplicacion de instrumentos tecnicos que permitieron establecer relaciones tabuladas, graficas y analisis de cruce de variables, determinando el desarrollo de este subsector.AbstractIn the Capital of the district, Fusagasuga, there are a great number of families that traditionally live on tree nurseries. That is why the name “Garden city of Colombia”. These people have a not very well business structured studies but they take this beauty landscape to different places in the country, with a contribution to Sumapaz economy with everything that goes around it. They have no government recognition because of informality and lack of studies in that sub sector. This investigation pretended to analyze the concurrent corporate situation of business dedicated to this activity represented by the Association on landscapers of Sumapaz in its first phase.The methodology implemented was descriptive and transversal measures, through the application of personalized surveys. In the second phase, a comparative analysis was made, taking diagnostic studies elaborated by a research group called ARADO. A sample of 193 landscapes were selected in the year 2008. The methodology was centered in the structural observation and the application of technical instruments which allowed to established tabulated relations, graphics and the analysis of variables determining the development of the sector.